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East Africa: Mountains of the Moon
THE MOUNT RWENZORI REgion is today more famous for its armed rebels and smugglers than the scientific and anthropological treasure trove that it has always been.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Aug-2008 12:01

Nigeria: Senate C'ttee Wants Ecological Fund Office Scrapped
Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology has advocated the scrapping of Ecological Fund Office, saying it had outlived its usefulness.
Source : AllAfrica | 12-Aug-2008 12:35

Ghana: Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary - an Ecotourism Success Story
Wooden signs point down well-maintained paths into the bush at the Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary in the Volta Region near Hohoe. The trails wind into the bush where hundreds of Mona monkeys spy on visitors from high above in branches. The sanctuary allows tourists to directly interact with Mona monkeys.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Aug-2008 15:15

Uganda: Climate Change Monitors On Rwenzori
They flock our country year in and year out appreciating the gifts that God gave our land. Flocking our nation to climb our mountains that they call virgin because they have survived the heavy pollution and litter that is a characteristic of the foreign peaks such as the Everest.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Jul-2008 13:53

Ethiopia: USAID Launches Ecotourism Development Program
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday launched its new multi-million dollar ecotourism program, with the view to contribute to the development of Ethiopia's unique and potentially very "lucrative" ecotourism sector.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Jul-2008 11:54

A Gorilla By Any Other Name
Few events have attracted as much attention in Rwanda recently as has the annual mountain gorilla "Kwita izina" ceremony at Kiningi.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Jun-2008 11:35

Mozambique: Agreement Signed On Co-Management of Gorongosa National Park
The Mozambican Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday signed an agreement with the US not-for-profit organisation, the Geoffrey Carr Foundation, on the co-management of the jewel in Mozambique's wild life crown, the Gorongosa National Park (PNG), in the central province of Sofala.
Source : AllAfrica | 25-Jun-2008 20:35

Gambia: Touristsphere, Kairaba Avenue: Commercial Center
In this recent times Eco-travel - it isn't just about the destination or hotels washing less towels and sheets anymore as more and more tourists are thinking outside of the box when it comes to place to do their shopping for new items or what they will need with eco-friendly initiatives when they are on holiday to any destination.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Jun-2008 15:49

Conservation Lessons From New Zealand
NAMIBIA'S protected areas could soon cover 18 per cent of its land surface with the proposed proclamation of the Sperrgebiet and the establishment of the Kunene People's Park.
Source : AllAfrica | 29-May-2008 16:41

Kenya: Developer to Construct Eco-Friendly Coast Villas
A private developer is constructing environment-friendly housing units whose demand is growing among tourists and high-end buyers at the Coast.
Source : AllAfrica | 27-May-2008 23:53

Tanzania: Minister - Ice Won't Vanish On Kili
A Cabinet minister has allayed fears that ice caps on Mt Kilimanjaro that is a big tourist attraction in the region could disappear permanently.
Source : AllAfrica | 26-May-2008 14:00

Africa: Taita Hills Under Pressure
I FIRST VISITED THE TAITA Hills a decade ago with James Mwang'ombe, the programme co-ordinator of the Taita Hills Forests Programme.
Source : AllAfrica | 26-May-2008 10:02

Tunisia: Project Receives '2007 Energy Globe Award'
An eco tourism project set up by the a Tunisian architect was awarded the "2007 Energy Globe Award" for the efficiency of its energy consumption and its capacity to integrate and valorise the 5 natural elements, water, air, earth, sun and wood.
Source : AllAfrica | 13-May-2008 21:23

South Africa: Limpopo Lodge Goes 100 Percent 'Green'
Using his decades of expertise as a chemical engineer, Dr Hans Hahn runs a Soutpansberg-based eco-tourism lodge entirely on alternative, renewable and sustainable energy, writes Michael Appel.
Source : AllAfrica | 13-May-2008 18:18

Namibia: Kavango Communities Get Natural With It
THE GOSPEL of sustainable use of Namibia's natural resources is increasingly being preached in many parts of the country.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-May-2008 13:01

Kenya: National Parks Open Up New Sites for Eco-Lodges
Investors in the tourism industry have been offered more options with the opening up of 13 new sites for facility development inside national parks.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-May-2008 22:58

Nigeria: FG to Partner Vaswanni Group, Thailand Over Rice Production
The Federal Government has entered into an agreement with the Vaswanni Group and the Thai Government, to grow rice locally, a pro-active step to avert the impending rice shortage in the country.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Apr-2008 11:46

Botswana: Lodge Concessions Up for Grabs
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks has released a prequalification for up to five lodge concessions in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Source : AllAfrica | 04-Apr-2008 01:19

Ethiopia: Bureau to Transform Reserve Into National Park
Tigray State Agriculture and Rural Development Bureau said efforts are underway to transform the Kafta Nature Reserve into a national park so as to promote eco-tourism.
Source : AllAfrica | 04-Apr-2008 01:04

Namibia: NWR Announces Its New Board
THE new board of directors of Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) was announced in Windhoek last week.
Source : AllAfrica | 04-Apr-2008 00:49

Kenya: Mt Kenya is Losing Crucial Ice Mass, Says NGO Official
The snow-capped Mt Kenya has lost 92 per cent of its largest mass of ice in the last 100 years.
Source : AllAfrica | 04-Apr-2008 00:34

Tanzania: The Arusha Manifesto And Conservation Today
Conceptually the earliest national parks for example in The USA, Canada, Australia and South Africa were set up to protect nature and wildlife and human settlement was prohibited in the parks. The belief was that people and parks could not exist side by side. i.e. human activities were banned in parks and only administrators, wardens and game scouts were allowed to live in the parks and visitors could visit and stay but under strict terms and conditions.
Source : AllAfrica | 04-Apr-2008 00:19

Zimbabwe: Tourist Access Facility Formally Opened
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday joined Mozambican President Armando Guebuza and President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa in formally opening the Giriyondo Tourist Access Facility in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP).
Source : AllAfrica | 04-Apr-2008 00:04

Zimbabwe: Matetsi Tender Won
KANETUTA SAFARIS won the tender to run the Matetsi Unit 3 hunting concession near Victoria Falls after making the highest bid at an auction conducted by the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority in Harare last week.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 23:49

Uganda: Gorillas Return to Mgahinga
The Nyakagezi group of gorillas, which had stayed in Rwanda for over a year, were seen about 10 days ago by UWA officials but they disappeared.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 23:34

Uganda: Bwindi Gorillas Get Babies
Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park have given birth to eight babies, giving conservationists cause to organise a naming ceremony to take place soon.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 23:19

Kenya: Wildlife Service Increases Park Entry Fees By 100 Percent
Kenyans will now pay more to visit the country's game parks in changes that are being effected by the Kenya Wildlife Service.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 23:04

Kenya: Tribunal Reverses Nema Ruling On Mara Project
A tribunal has reversed a decision to permit construction of tourism facilities next to the Leopard breeding grounds in the Masaai Mara game reserve.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 22:49

Central Africa: Conservation Agreement Signed
WILDLIFE and tourism ministers from Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC recently signed a Tripartite Declaration in support of formal collaboration in the conservation of the network of national parks in the Central Albertine Rift region.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 22:34

Kenya: Let Local Authorities Run Game Parks, State Urged
Taita-Taveta residents yesterday urged the Government to give local authorities the mandate to manage the Tsavo East and West National Parks.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 22:19

Kenya: Mt Kenya Tour Guides Scale New Heights
As the main bases for climbing Mt Kenya, Narumoru market and Nanyuki town were awash with gangs of idle youths, all claiming to be tourist guides or porters. They worked side by side with touts at the local bus termini.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 22:04

Zimbabwe: Parks Hunting Season to Begin Next Month
THE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority hunting season -- which begins next month -- is expected to be a success, says the authority's public relations office.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 21:49

Uganda: Uganda Pleads With Rwanda On Gorillas
UGANDA is proposing to Rwanda to allow her tourists to view a renegade group of gorillas that crossed from the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park into Rwanda about a year ago.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 21:34

Namibia: National Parks Get N$47M Boost
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the National Planning Commission and the United Nations Development Programme will today sign a grant agreement involving approximately N$47 million aimed at improving the management of national parks in Namibia.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 21:19

Namibia: Conservancy Stands On Own Feet
Named after a well-known river in the Erongo Region, Tsiseb Conservancy, the second largest conservancy in the region after Nyae-Nyae, has successfully been running its operations sustainably for the past two years without donor funding.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 21:04

Rwanda: Who Killed Dian Fossey?
You can't talk of Mountain Gorillas conservation in Rwanda without mentioning Dian Fossey; commonly referred to as Nyiramachibiri. The two are technically inseparable. Read on for verification of this. Gorillas have been in the local and international press, most prominently, ever since the gorilla naming ceremony became public in Rwanda.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 19:24

Liberia: Leave Sapo Park Or Face Arrest Authorities Tell 'Gangsters'
The Ministry of Lands and Mines and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) have ordered that all individuals engaged in illegal mining, hunting and felling of trees leave the Sapo National Park immediately or face arrest.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 19:09

Uganda: Murchison Park Opens Up After 30 Years
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is set to commission the northern gateway into Murchison Falls National Park after more than 30 years of closure.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 19:06

Namibia: Bird Trapping is Illegal
CATCHING birds in traps is illegal, an official in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism has confirmed.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 18:03

Kenya: Polls Blamed After Tourists Keep Off Park
The number of tourists visiting the Lake Nakuru National Park dropped significantly due to the referendum polls, an official has said.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 07:16

Kenya: Row Over Control of Mara Game Rages
The longstanding controversy over the control of the world renowned Maasai Mara game reserve has taken a new twist.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 07:01

Uganda: UWA Sets New Park Guidelines
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has issued new guidelines to tourists and other park users, following the Tuesday murder of a British citizen, Steve Willis, the proprietor of Red Chilli Hideaway hostel, by Kony rebels.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2008 06:44

Kenya: Get a 'Green Passport' for a Guilt-Free Holiday
Next time you are going on holiday ensure you have your "Green Passport" to enjoy a guilt free holiday, by standing out as a protector of the environment.
Source : AllAfrica | 25-Mar-2008 01:13

Rwanda: Curriculum for Ecosystem Study Unveiled
The first draft curriculum for the study of ecosystem has been unveiled to strengthen the conservation and promotion of Rwanda's nature tourism spots.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Mar-2008 15:19

Kenya: Beaches Seek Global Recognition
Kenya's beaches are seeking international certification to enable them measure up to competitors in other countries.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Mar-2008 00:17

Kenya: Tourism Sector Urged to Adopt Carbon Offsets Idea
The tourism industry has been asked to include the concept of carbon offsets in its development plans to measure up to global trends.
Source : AllAfrica | 12-Mar-2008 01:04